Vintage film cameras

[yokohama]

I'll have to crop the images a bit but hopefully it's not too bad.
The chemical levels were perfect. I measured quantities out in advance with the spirals in situ. I never noticed until when the reels came out of the tank but when I popped the film canisters, one of the end rings had got into the tank and, just my bad luck, dropped into a position which wedged the spirals apart meaning the top one was higher than it should have been.
I also stirred for agitation - no inversions - so the developer didn't touch the top few mm of film.
Lesson learned but I'm pleased with a semi success and the chemical smell on my hands brings back memories.

[Kenzie]

Looks like they came out nicely developed. Makes me want to do some more developing but my chems might need replacing though as its probably been better part of a year since I used them. If developing 120 film its best to soak in water once loaded for a few minutes to wash off the anti haltion layer. HP5 is usually quite dark and makes your developer go a funny colour.

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[yokohama]

It's the first time I've developed film for years but now I know it's manageable, it will encourage me to shoot more black and white. I got a couple of rolls of Kentmere 400, discounted with the AP tank.
I used this stuff; it was conveniently bundled together. Lots of places were out of developer.
https://ntphotoworks.com/product/bel...rofen-version/
I'll give it a few hours to dry and see if I can get some scans later.

[Kenzie]

I usually leave it overnight to dry, can be tacky for a little while after. I've not tried Kentmere, Ilford is my go to but I have shot Fomapan before. Not a bad idea shooting more black and white, means I wouldn't have to send it off. I'll have to check my stash and see what I've got kicking around.

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[Bibio]

found a remote trigger/plunger and i know you peeps are into your old cameras. free to anyone who wants it.

[Kenzie]

Hi Bib, thanks for the offer but I've got a few kicking around. You got any film gear kicking around? I know Mav said he had some laying around.

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[Bibio]

just have my grandads old box camera but i'm keeping that for sentimental reasons

[Kenzie]

I got a Ricoh Point and shoot from my late grandad. I think I'll jump it to the top of the never ending queue.

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[Kenzie]

Picked up a vintage radio to go with my vintage cameras.

[yokohama]

I'm OK on shutter cables too but thanks for the offer Lance. It should work with modern digital cameras too.

Nice radio Kenzie, from a well known brand. �� I like the handles.
I started playing around with the scanner last night. No problems with an XP install but I need to get the settings sorted. I tried the quickscan function with the Presto software but the results from that were terrible. Using Silverfast is much better but the images still need a bit more tweaking.